Abstract:
An immersive projection system (100) includes an enclosure (101), and a number of projectors (105a-105e)suspended outside and near the upper portion of the enclosure. The projectors (105a-105e) project portions of a scene through openings in the enclosure and onto an inside surface (102) of the enclosure 8101). The light emanating from the projectors (105a-105e) can be reflects from one or more mirrors (301a-301e) before being cast onto the enclosure wall (102). The projectors (105a-105e) and one or more mirrors (301a-301e) may be mounted to a mounting frame that maintains the projectors (105a-105e) and one or more mirrors (301a-301e) in fixed spatial relationship, and the mounting frame may be mounted on a movable gantry (108) for lifting the mounting frame to the upper portion of the enclosure (101). The enclosure (101) may be a collapsible dome.
Abstract:
According to the present invention there is provided a method for projecting a 3-D viewable image onto a display surface, comprising the steps of, providing two or more projection systems; arranging the two or more projection systems into a first group and second group, wherein the first group and second group each comprise one or more projection systems; arranging the first and second group of projection systems such that each group of project systems can project an image on a display surface, wherein the first group of projection systems is arranged such that the first group of projection systems can project an image to a first position on the display surface and the second group of projection systems is arranged such that the second group of projection systems can project an image to a second position on the display surface, wherein the first and second positions are off -set from one another; configuring the first and second group of projection systems such that the first and second group of projection systems alternately project onto the display surface. There is further provided a corresponding projection system.
Abstract:
There is described a method and a device for forming a panoramic image wherein it is decided to add a current image in a current panoramic image based on definitions of edges of the current image and the current panoramic image.
Abstract:
An optical device adapted to transmit light from an area of interest to a field of view of a camera detector array of a camera, comprising at least two wedges, each wedge having a top wall, a bottom; wall, a front wall adapted to receive light from a segment of the area of interest, and a rear wall, wherein each of the at least two wedges is adapted to transmit the light from the segment to a corresponding segment of the field of view of the camera detector array. The wedges comprise a first wedge and a second wedge, and the bottom wall of the first wedge contacts the top wall of the second wedge such that each wedge is vertically offset from each other corresponding wedge, and each segment is horizontally offset from each other segment.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a system and method for multi-viewpoint video capture. According to one embodiment, the system includes a camera housing for accommodating both a first multi-imager set and a second multi-imager set, with each multi-imager set including a plurality of optical cameras having different viewpoint directions and configured to produce a source image. Furthermore, each camera in the first multi-imager set and the second multi-imager set include corresponding cameras facing in approximately the same viewpoint direction. The first multi-imager set is positioned laterally adjacent to the second multi-imager set such that lines joining a center of projection of corresponding cameras in the first multi-imager set and second multi-imager set are approximately parallel.
Abstract:
A large format digital camera has a primary camera system configured for collecting panchromatic image data and a secondary camera system configured for collecting color image data. The secondary camera system has an optical system that has a longer focal length than the optical system of the primary camera system. The resolution of the secondary camera system is greater than the resolution of the primary camera system. The footprint of images produced by the primary camera system is larger in size than the footprint of images produced by the secondary camera system. Images produced by the primary camera system offer information for performing image-based georeferencing by means of photogrammetric triangulation. Images produced by the secondary camera system offer a high-resolution narrow angle color image suitable for use in ortho image production.
Abstract:
A technique of generating a panoramic image involves acquiring a set of at least two main image frames of overlapping portions of a scene. A map or other information is stored relating to the joining of the image frames. A main panorama image is formed by joining main image frames based on the map or information gained in a similar low-res process.
Abstract:
A large format digital camera has a primary camera system configured for collecting panchromatic image data and a secondary camera system configured for collecting color image data. The secondary camera system has an optical system that has a longer focal length than the optical system of the primary camera system. The resolution of the secondary camera system is greater than the resolution of the primary camera system. The footprint of images produced by the primary camera system is larger in size than the footprint of images produced by the secondary camera system. Images produced by the primary camera system offer information for performing image-based georeferencing by means of photogrammetric triangulation. Images produced by the secondary camera system offer a high-resolution narrow angle color image suitable for use in ortho image production.